Life-boat.



A. PINTER.

LIFE BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3. 1915- Pat-ented Aug. 10, 1915.

ANTON IPINTER, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

LIFE-BOAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. to, rein.

Application filed February 3, 1915. Serial No. 5,957.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTON PINTER, a subjectof the King of x at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State ofIndiana, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Life-Boats, ofwhich the following is a full and complete specification. I

y invention relates to that class of de vicesftermed boats and providesa suitable means for saving and sustaining human lives in case ofshipwreck at sea.

The object of myinvention is to provide a life boat with such applianceand of such Construction as will make it possible to sustain human lifeat sea with reasonable comfort. '1

Another object of my invention is to provide suitable means forsignaling-and lighting at night time.

I attain these objects by the device illus-' trated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which 7 Figure 1 shows a sectional elevation of a life boatequipped with my improvements and appliances. Fig. 2 shows a section ofthe life boat on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a detail of theconstruction of the lighting and signaling tower. a side elevation atthe lineH of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows a plan section of the forward end ofthe boat and shows the approximate outline thereof.

Referring to Fig. l, I provide a life boat 1 with a plurality of seats 2arranged cross wise in the boat and having back supports 3 held insuitable position with relation to. said, seats 2, by means of theremovable pins -l, inserted into the sidewalls 5 of said boat, and whichmay be withdrawn and permit said back support to be laid fiat on therear edge 6 of one seat and the front edge 7 of the next seat thusmaking any portion of the boat available for sleeping quarters. Asuitable compartment 8 is formed underneath each seat and is providedwith a hinged door 9 through which supplies and equipment may be placedwithin or removed from said compartments. Near the top edge of eachsidewall 5 are located the brackets 10, into which is inserted the end11 of the inverted U shaped hood supports 12, over which is stretched asuitable covering 13 and secured at the edges thereof, by the catches 14to the sides and ends of the boat, to passengers thus providingprotection Hungary, and residing Fig. 4 shows against discomforts causedby wind, sun and water. Suitable openings or windows 15 may be providedat the front and sides to obtain light and vision over the Water. Meansfor propelling the boat is provided by a propeller 16 suitably locatedat the stern ofthe boat, which is secured to a shaft 17, rotatablymounted in the bearing 18 extending from the stern wall 19 to the staywall 20, said shaft 17 extending through a shaft supporting frame 21attached to the rear stay wall 20, and has attached to the end thereof,a pinion 22 which meshes with the idler gear 23 mounted rotatably on thestudpin 24 which is secured to the shaft supporting frame 21. Said idlergear 23 meshes with a driving gear 25, to which is secured a handle 26by means of which one or more persons may operate the propeller. Asuitable power plant, such asa gasoline engine may be installed toreplace this means of manual operation. A rudder 27 is mounted on therudder bar 28, which is 34, which is rotatably mounted ward stay wall 35and steering the boat.

I To the outer edge of each sidewall 5 is secured. by means of thestraps 36, the tubular air chambers 37, which providemeans forsupporting the boat above water if same should become capsized or filledwith water. In the bow of the boat is provided a suitable chamber 38, inwhich is mounted a tubular light tower support 39, having formedtherein, as illustrated in Fig. 3, along the length thereof, andoppositely to each other, a plurality of grooves 4.0, into which fitslidably the pins 41 secured to the lower end of the tower section 42,and said grooves 40 terminate at the upper end thereof into a lateralcavity 43, illustrated in Fig. 4, which provides a means of support forthe pins 411, when same are elevated and rotated therein. A plurality ofsimilar tower sections 42 are similarly provided with grooves 40, pins41 and lateral cavities 43, set one within another and similarly supporting a light post 44., which is surmounton the forprovides means fored by a suitable signal light 45 and provides mounted on said boat andcomposed of a suitable means for callingthe attention of plurality ofsections, substantially as depassing ships at night. During the dayscribed.

. time said llghttower may be lowered by 2. In a life boat comprisinga'hull suitturning each of the tower sections 42 so that ably formed, aplurality of seats extending the pins 41 thereon will pass out of thecavj from one side wall to the other and having ity 43 into the grooves 40,thereby setting one back supports which may be laid down upon sectionwithin the other, until the lamp 45 is the edges of adjacent seats, acompartment lowered within the chamber 38, WhlCh 1s fitted underneatheach seat, means for operequipped with a split cover 46 suitablyconating a propeller from the interior'of said nected-together andprovided with an upboat, means for; steering said boat, in comwardly proect1ng r1ng 47 fitting close to the bination with a compartment locatedin the tubular tower section 42 andwhich may be how of said boat havingsecuredtherein an surmounted by a sultabie cap 48, shown 1n extendiblelight tower, composed to tubular dotted outline inFig. 1, when the light45 is sections fitting within one another and havr ing formed to theinteriorthereof, a plural- .'By the use ofa boat, thus equipped a largeity of grooves extending the length of said degree of comfort isprovided to ship-- sections and terminating at the upper end wreckedpassengers andthe dangers of night thereof into a horizontally formedcavity 20. in the open sea are largely eliminated by into which fit aplurality of pins,secured to giving the helmsman a considerable visionthe lower end of eachsection, which when over the waves to enable him tocontrolthe turned into said horizontally formed cavity boat with respect"thereto,also owing to the support each section thereof, and incombielevated'position of the light same may be nation with a signallight mounted upon a 25 easily seen along distance and thus in- .postforming the top sectionof said light crease the chances of assistancefrom passtower, substantially as described.

ing ships. v 3. In a boat the combination ofan extendi- Having thusdescribed my invention, what ble light tower supporting at the topthere- I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patof a signal light,suitably mounted in a'compartment in the bow of said boat said com- 1.*In a life boat comprising a hull suitpartment adapted to inclose saidtower and ably formed and having extending between light when same iscontracted, in combinathe sidewalls thereof a plurality of seats, tionwith tubular air chambers located at provided with back supports whichmay be the top edge of each sidewall and extending laid down on theedges of adjacent seats to the length thereof, 'a hood suitablysupportprovide a place of repose for passengers in ed over the hull ofsaid boat, substantially said life boat,a compartment fitted underasdescribed. 1 ,neath said seats provided with a suitable In testimony",whereof, I -have hereunto lowered into the chamber 38. I

door afl'ording access to said'compartments setmy signature in thepresence of two sub- 7 for the purpose of admitting or taking scribingwitnesses. V

therefrom supplies .or' sundry equipment, v ANTON PINTER suitable meansfor operating a propeller v located at the stern of the boat in usualWitnesses:

position, suitable means for steering said JULIUS Hnrrnsnr, I

boat and' in combination with a light tower 7 GEORGE Torr.

